Numbers released today prove that members of the New York State Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference got it right one year ago when they predicted that an annual average of at least 7,000 same sex couples would tie-the-knot over the first three years of marriage equality going into effect. With 11,518 same sex couples marrying in New York over the last year, New York experienced economic growth even greater than the IDC could have predicted.

April 12, 2013 - Today, Senate Co-Leader and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey D. Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and members of the IDC proposed sweeping reforms to New York State’s current campaign finance laws. The IDC’s proposal would introduce a comprehensive system of public campaign financing under which all qualifying candidates would be eligible to receive public matching funds. Under the IDC’s plan, candidates opting not to participate in the public financing system would be required to participate in a completely overhauled campaign finance system.

ALBANY, NY – Today in the capital, the New York State Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference hosted its fourth statewide hearing on campaign finance and ethics reform. At the hearing, experts offered testimony on proposals to publicly finance campaigns, overhaul the state’s porous campaign finance laws, and eliminate conflicts of interests between lobbyists and campaign consultants.

Labor Organizations and Advocates Applaud IDC’s Plan to Inject Billions from Bank Settlements into Community Rebuilding Across the State

ALBANY, NY - State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and members of the Independent Democratic Conference released a New Deal for New York report with detailed new job creation projections on Thursday. The New Deal for New York plan was immediately met with praise from leaders and non-profit executives as the wisest way for New York State to invest $5 billion in financial settlements. The IDC predicts the creation of more than 130,000 good-paying new jobs through its plan.